22 test Covid +ve at Kasauli village

Tribune News Service
Solan, March 30

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As many as 22 persons, who had returned from Mathura and Vrindavan, tested Covid positive at Gharsi village in Kasauli, last evening.

The infected villagers had been socialising with others ever since their return on March 27. This has increased the probability of more persons having contracted the infection, said a local resident.

339 new cases, 6 die

• As many as 339 Covid cases were reported in the state Tuesday, taking the tally to 63,320. Besides, six persons died of the virus in the past 24 hours
• Three deaths occurred in Una and one each in Kangra, Solan and Hamirpur. The fatalities rose to 1032
• The highest 90 cases were reported in Kangra, 84 in Una, 37 in Hamirpur, 35 in Mandi, 33 in Bilaspur, 23 in Shimla, 22 in Solan, 10 in Kullu, nine in Sirmaur, five in Chamba and one in Kinnaur

Kasauli SDM Sanjeev Dhiman said that their samples had been taken after the administration got the information of their return from pilgrimage, to contain the spread of Covid.

Deputy Commissioner, Solan, KC Chaman said 40 houses at the village had been declared a micro-containment zone. Their primary and secondary contacts were also being tested.

The SDM, Nalagarh, also sounded the alert as the village shares border with Kasauli subdivision. He appealed to those who had visited Mathura and Vrindavan to get themselves tested, adding that if they failed to do so and spread the infection, legal action would be taken against them.

Solan district had reported the highest number of 493 active cases till last evening. As many as 80 cases were reported yesterday. A large number of cases have been reported from educational institutes in one week. As many as 597 cases have been reported since March 7.